10. Why? - Fatalist Palmistry
(from Alopecia)
9. Samamidon - Wedding Dress
(from All Is Well)
8. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Drain The Blood
(from Hometowns)
7. Sigur Ros - Gobbledigook
(from Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust)
6. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - You Remind Me Of Something (The Glory Goes)
(from Lie Down In The Light)
5. Shearwater - Rooks
(from Rook)
4. Sun Kil Moon - Lost Verses
(from April)
3. Fleet Foxes - Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
(from Fleet Foxes)
2. Chad VanGaalen - Rabid Bits Of Time
(from Soft Airplane)
1. Frightened Rabbit - Fast Blood
(from The Midnight Organ Fight)
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Yow-zah. I am still reeling from the previous 4 posts of your list! I must say that there seems to be a few familiar names on my own...only time will tell.
Damn, now I am really going to have to buy that Frightened Rabbit album.
S.
I don't know you, but from this I am very confident we could be friends.
The Rural Alberta Advantage CD made my summer, and there are many others on this I love.
Have you listened to the Entire Cities album Deep River?
hey ian, haven't heard deep river. i'll seek it out.
Fantastic list. Frightened Rabbit was my number one as well! And I'm so happy to see Chad VanGaalen at number 2. I'll be sure to check out the albums here I haven't heard.
Great list, but I am still trying to understand why BON IVER, For Emma Forever Ago, was not included. Did I miss it? Otherwise, I agree wholeheartedly with your list, as well as your recommendations throughout the year. However, in my opinion that album should be in at least the top three. In all seriousness, your blog is great, and thank you for exposing my to J. Tillman.
to answer your question, bon iver was self-released in 2007 and got its re-release on jagjaguwar this year. i had it as my number 1 of last year and decided not to include it this year because it would be redundant. it probably would have been number 1 this year too had i included it.
Where is GNR's Chinese Democracy, Cap? This deliberate omission is the last straw, I am deeply offended by your lack of appreciation for an album of such grandeur and sweat equity. Wait, the equity probably doesn't match the sweat put out.
j/k. good lists. i need to listen to more Frightened Rabbit.
a zip of all 50 songs would be super sweet. kindof a cap's NOW 2008. good stocking stuffer.
Lovely list. Glad to see Sun Kil Moon up there :)
How about Steve Reynolds??
I see that you liked the Samamidon record. Did you check out Nico Muhly's Mothertongue? Amidon sings on the closing suite of tracks, "The Only One," and it's a remarkable performance.
ah! we have the same no. 1!
1. frightened rabbit-midnight organ fight
2. bon iver-for emma, forever ago
3. MGMT-oracular spectacular
4. sigur ros-Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
5. sebastian tellier-sexuality
6. M83-saturdays=youth
7. Magnetic Fields-distortion
8. death cab for cutie-narrow stairs
9. radiohead-in rainbows
10. the presets-apocalypso
runner up: beach house-devotion
Your favorite songs of 2008 are now played in Radio Petenyi, firstly all songs from 26 to 50, the rest will be added later, see http://www.live365.com/stations/petenyi . Thanks for a great selection!
Great blog - always appreciated!
Horse Feathers House with No Home (Kill Rock Stars)
Hauschka Ferndorf (Fatcat)
Steve Reynolds The Carnival Papers (429 Records)
Sigur Rós Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust (XL Recordings)
Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar)
Mogwai Hawk is Howling (Matador)
The Notwist The Devil, You + Me (Domino)
Bombay Dub Orchestra 3 Cities (Six Degrees)
Shearwater Rook (Matador)
Koushik Out My Window (Stones Throw)
Where's Bon Iver?
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